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Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... close at 11,386.33. Overall, the banking sector was weaker following the lead from US financial stocks. National Australia Bank shed 46 cents to $23.63 by 1202 AEST, Commonwealth Bank fell 87 cents to $41.78 and Westpac was down 41 cents to $22.57. Insurer ...

Deutsche smashes Euro ETF market

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
Deutsche Bank's European based exchange traded funds (ETF) platform raised more than $25 billion of assets in 18 months, making it the third largest ETF provider in Europe by assets under management. The bank's platform, db x-trackers, now has a 14 ...

Templeton targets Vietnam

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... focused on private equity investment in Vietnam. The remaining 51 percent of VCBF will continue to be owned by Vietcombank, the Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam. VCBF was one of the first foreign joint venture fund management companies to be established ...

Bad news galore

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 26 AUG 2008
... on fresh negative news on the financial sector. These included: Following reports that the state-owned Korean Development Bank (KDB) is considering a possible buy out of Lehman Brothers, South Korea's Financial Services Commission issued a warning to ...

ASIC restructures staff line-up

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is investing significant man power in its financial economy and investigation and prosecution departments as the regulator undergoes a radical restructure of its staff line up. ASIC's strategic ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... later on. "Overall, general sentiment today is quite good." ANZ gained 48 cents to $16.15 by 1202 AEST, National Australia Bank put on 89 cents to $24.44, Commonwealth Bank added $1.16 to $42.54 and Westpac picked up 87 cents to $22.87. The market got ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 25 AUG 2008
... 1.22 per cent, to 5,010.2. NEW YORK - US stocks closed higher on Friday amid market speculation that struggling investment bank Lehman Brothers could be taken over or win a sizeable cash infusion, and as world oil prices fell sharply. Speculation about ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... today despite a management makeover yesterday. Many financial stocks changed direction after an early retreat. Commonwealth Bank of Australia gained 39 cents, or 0.96 per cent to $40.99, while National Australia Bank found 19 cents, or 0.81 per cent ...

Time out for specialist funds

WWW.THESHEET.COM  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
... InAssociation infrastructure conference in Sydney on Wednesday, was asked to make a call on the future of the investment bank specialist funds model. They agreed it was over. The infrastructure investment director for Super Investment Management, Richard ...

India tech giant opens local devt base

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 22 AUG 2008
Multi-billion dollar Indian outfit HCL Technologies plans to hire more IT staff and open a Melbourne office, shortly after opening a major IT development centre in Sydney this week - all part of an ambitious plan to better serve its growing client base ...